Hairpin dispenser



May 11A, 1948. c. FRANK HAIRPIN DISPENSER Filed June 3, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EY INVENTOR Patented May 11, 1948 HIRPIN DISPENSER Gasol.fllrank;New;` York, N. Y., assignor of one- .halff to; Alfred ltomagnolli; Mgaspefth., Long VIpsappli-cation. Janes, 194e; seriali-Ne. 7152;140-

(Chela-ss.)

4. Claims.

object to providea devicefvofthe; Character de.-V

seribed in which@ thehairpins-imaybe loaded.' into the machine .with a; rninirrmm-A off eiortv It is an importantyobject, ofi"v this invention to provide a machine which will deliver tpins in` a clean andsanita-ry condition itx/that each pin. is newandis delivered without haring tobehandlged 'individually except by theoherator lat-,zthe.-.time of use.

. The, inventionacmtdingly comprises article of,mmufacturepossessingthedeatur and ythe..-nelenion of elementslwhich; 'b plied in. the article herein ter: described and .the scope ci the :application-etaleren will .beim -dioatedg-in the. claima,4

. For; a fuller.; understanding-r 'oi' objects: of the invention, refeaenceshould beheld. :to the fol-lowing detailed Ydes crhlitiony :tak-enz. in -conneation withA the accomnanyinerrawngs; in

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Fig. l isanfexplodedy view- Qadeviceembodying this invention. Fig. 2 -isyza top; plan View ofl the device assembled. Fig. isl-a sectionon the,- line B--S-of-Fig. 2. 'Eigais-a-seotmn. on theline-rf- OFi-g. 3.

In the drawings, the.numeralIllV Ydesign-a.tes a base having a plurality of upstandinabarSi-H; arranged thereon, each strip being of a shape adapted to t within a hairpin H and have the hairpin slide along it. To this end each bar at the proper point in its height is cut away as shown at I2 to receive the crinkled portion of the legs of the hairpin H. These various bars II are arranged side by side, parallel to each other, spaced far enough apart to permit a plate I6, which will be described, to t down in between the hairpins H on one bar and those on the adjacent bar to prevent interference between the hairpins.

Mounted over the bars I I is a plurality of forwardly extending U-shaped channels I4 adapted to t snugly over the bars II but to slide freely properties i the' tratare and thereon. These channels, are yattac-hed totaframe I3 so that by pushing the frame I3 forward, the ends-ofthe channels will bear'againstl any` hairpins .insertedY upon-- the bars `and pushvthemf forfward as; a unit. 'll'herm'achinef is providedrwith a vcover Irtoftheunderiace-of the top oi which are attached;-theplates dei :a size and shape and so positioned as to extend; docf'rr` between the channels I4 upon the frame I3 and hencerhetv/.een thefbars I-I.e therebyV completelyseparating one row of "hairpinsfrom the next.

Mounted upon the outer end of the bars H lby kscrews Il is apljate I8 against which the; outer hairpins of each row will rest when the frame i3 is urged inwardly as rwill be described..

The-outer- -end of each of these bars I'I is out away as shown at, 19; atv its lower edge to provide a slot between the plate I- and the ends of the bars tI a-t'that point Vfor the reception ,oi feed plate; 2i); To serve as a guidey for` this feed plate, there isv mounted .upon the bottom of the base an anglei-ron 2J; having one" face 22 flush with the cut-away portion ,I9 of the bars Ill.` The feed plate- 2 9 11S, heldvupon, this vface 2.2'. by screw '25 litting in slots 2,4 in thefieed' plate, .the length .of theslots being :such as to, permit the upper edge ofthe vfeed plate to -ra-ll below the bottom edge oftheharpins, in.itszlowerrposition and to en,- able it toV be,i pushed to an upper position where itystri-kes.: 'the' top. of the .cutaway portion' I 9.

Byl this construction it will be'seen that the wa'rdfout ofVA thei way oft-the `-hairpi-ns at will', .and 'it is?preferably4` provided with a handle 25 tofa-cilitate this; motion. .This feed' plate is of :the same thickness'asf the wire ofthe hairpins so that when -thel-hair-pinszare 1in-place,it'willpush up one1 hairpin; in 'each row.that-is; a` total` of l0 atratime. The top 211ml the; cover t5' is-.proviidedwith openings t28; in alignmentwith the fee-d plateI 2B, and having a Awidtlr equal to thickness @f1-the .singleharpin which the. feed'. .plate ,2d is: adapted to: 7pushr up from yeach row, the cover: being; l.thi-1s adapted to restrain the second hairpin from each row from moving.

The frame I3 is provided with outstanding angle brackets 29 extending laterally to each side to carry a spring 30 for connecting the frame to the base at 3|. It will thus be seen that the frame will forcibly urge all of the hairpins on all of the bars toward the feeding position. It follows that as fast as one r'ow of hairpins is manually removed by the operator in use, the frame I3 will move forward to move a new row of hairpins to the feeding position. As soon as this has occurred,

the handle 25 may be raised to push up all of the end hairpins comprising the next row into position to be grasped by the operator. Thus by a single motion of one hand, the operator may at will bring a new batch of hairpins into accessibility.

The hairpins for use in this machine will preferably be sold in strips olf parallel pins held together by a breakable adhesive similar in principle to the strips of staples used in paper stapling machines. is raised, it will break off the end hairpins of each row and then raise them to accessible position.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting Sense.

It is falso to Ibe understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements 'of the scope of the invention Which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

I claim:

l. A devi-ce for dispensing hairpins which com- It follows that When the feed plate prises a base having a plurality of spaced parallel guide bars each shaped to extend within and support a hairpin, a frame slidable o-n said base having a plurality of parallel channels, one for each bar, each having a shape to conform to the exterior of and embracing itscorrespcnding guide bar, a cover for said device adapted to denne a passageway above said bars to permit motion of stacks of hairpins and said channels upon said bars, an end plate engaging the ends of said bars to limit the movement of said hairpins and channels, spring means to urge said frame and hairpins toward said end plate, said cover having an opening of a width equal to the thickness of a single hairpin, in registry with a hairpin when the latter is in contact with said end plate, and means to engage the last hairpin of each row of hairpins upon said bars and to force said hairpins partly through the opening in said cover.

2, A device for dispensing hairpins which comprises a base having a plurality of spaced parallel guide bars each shaped to extend within and support a hairpin, a frame slidable on said base having a plurality of parallel channels, one for each bar, each having a Shape to conform to the exterior of and embracing its corresponding guide bar, a cover for said devi-ce adapted to define a passageway above said bars to permit motion of stacks of hairpins and said channels upon ksaid bars, an end plate engaging the ends of said bars to limit the movement of said hairpins and channels, spring means to urge said frame and hairpins toward said end plate, said cover having an opening of a width equal to the thickness of a single hairpin, in registry with a hairpin when the latter is in contact with said end plate, the lower portion of said bars being cut away adjacent to said end plate to provide a channel of a width equal to the thickness of a single hairpin, and a feed plate vertically slidable within said channel to engage the lower end of the last hairpin of each row of hairpins to force the hairpins partly through the opening in the cover, and means for sliding said feed plate.

3. A device for dispensing hairpins which comprises a base having a plurality of spaced parallel guide `bars each shaped to extend within and support a hairpin, a frame slidable on said base having a plurality of parallel channels, one for each bar, each having a shape to conform to the exterior of and embracing its corresponding guide bar, a coverfor said device adapted to define a passageway above said bars to permit motion of stacks of hairpins and said channels upon said bars, an end plate engaging the ends of said bars to limit the movement of said hairpins and channels, spring means to urge said frame and hairpins toward said end plate, said ycover having an opening of a width equal to the thickness of a single hairpin, in registry with a hairpin when the latter is in Contact with said end plate, and means to engage the last hairpin of a row of hairpins uponsaid bars, and to force it partly through an' opening in said cover, said cover having parallel spacers extending down between each lrow of hairpins to separate them.

4. A device for dispensing hairpins which comprises a base having a plurality of spaced parallel guide bars each shaped to extend within and support a hairpin, a frame slidable on said base having a plurality of parallel channels, one for each bar, each having a shape to conform to the exterior oi and embracing its corresponding guide bar, a cover for said device adapted to dene a passageway above said bars to permit motion of stacks of hairpins .and said channels upon said bars, an end plate engaging the ends of said bars to limit the movement yof said hairpins and channels, spring means to urge said frame and hairpins toward said end plate, said cover having an opening of a width equal to the thickness of a single hairpin, in registry with a hairpin when the latter is in contact with said end plate, the lower portion of said bars being cut away adjacent to said end plate to provide a channel of a width equal to the thickness of a single hairpin, and a feed plate vertically slidable within said channel to engage the lower end of the lastl hairpin of each row of hairpins. to force the hairpins partly through the opening in the cover, and means for sliding said i eed plate, said cover having parallel spacers extending down between each row of hairpins to separate them.

CAROL FRANK. 

